Sean Bennett (born March 31, 1996) is an American former cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2015 and 2022.

Career

In February 2018, Bennett was offered a contract with

UCI Professional Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world gove ...

team , following the departure of

Adrien Costa Adrien Costa (born August 19, 1997) is an American former cyclist, who rode professionally for UCI Professional Continental team in 2016 and 2017. Career Junior career Costa had a very successful career as a junior, with over 12 victories. In 20 ...

from the team. He joined the team on February 5, leaving his previous team, . He made his

UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an ann ...

debut in the

2018 Tour of California The 2018 Tour of California was a road cycling stage race that took place between May 13 and 19, 2018 in California, United States. It was the thirteenth edition of the Tour of California and the twenty-second event of the 2018 UCI World Tour ...

, finishing in second on stage 3. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the

2019 Giro d'Italia The 2019 Giro d'Italia was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race organised by RCS Sport that took place mainly in Italy, between 11 May and 2 June 2019. The race was the 102nd edition of the Giro d'Italia and was the first Grand Tour of the ...

, notably finishing ninth in a sprint finish on the 18th stage. He also entered the race the following year, but did not finish. He also competed in the

2021 Tour de France The 2021 Tour de France was the 108th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. Originally planned for the Danish capital of Copenhagen, the start of the 2021 Tour (known as the ) was transferred to Brest because of th ...

while riding for . However, after the team folded at the end of 2021, he was forced to look for a new team for 2022, having to settle for UCI Continental team . He retired at the end of the 2022 season, after being unable to find a team.

Major results

;2013 : 2nd Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships ;2014 : 1st MaillotUSA

Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships ;2017 : 1st Stage 1

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a 6-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compet ...

( TTT) : 1st jersey polkadot

Mountains classification

Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional cycling stage race held in late April and early May in Brittany, France. ...

;2018 : 1st Stage 6

Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970. Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 is the most important race on Italy's U23 calendar, ...

: 7th

Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle ...

: 7th Ghent–Wevelgem U23 : 8th Overall

Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI America ...

::1st

Young rider classification : 8th Overall

Istrian Spring Trophy Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...

: 9th

Raiffeisen Grand Prix The Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a cycling race held annually in Austria between 1996 and 2019. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...

: 10th

Grand Prix de Wallonie The Grand Prix de Wallonie is an annual road bicycle race held annually in Wallonia, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It has a profile similar to the Ardennes classics The Ardennes classics a ...

;2020 : 8th

La Drôme Classic La Drôme Classic ( en, The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known as ...

;2021 : 10th Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d’Es Colomer ;2022 : 8th Overall

Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classificat ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* 1996 births Living people American male cyclists People from El Cerrito, California Cyclists from California {{US-cycling-bio-stub